The state government will shut two more generating units at the Muja coal power station, in October 2022 and October 2024, much earlier than scheduled.
The Australian share market has suffered its biggest loss since December 10, with every sector deep in the red after signs that China is striking back against the US in their escalating trade war.
Claremont-based Arrow Minerals and Subiaco-based Dreadnought Resources could soon be embroiled in a legal battle, after Arrow raised issues with Dreadnought’s acquisition of the Illaara gold project from Newmont Mining.
Swift Media founder Robert Sofoulis is set to pocket a windfall of about $3.8 million after the vesting of performance shares, despite the company expecting its underlying earnings to fall by over 7 per cent for the 2019 financial year.
AGWA chair Janet Holmes a Court spoke to Business News about the gallery’s latest exhibition, art in public spaces, and why she won’t put a price on art works.
The operator of Links Kennedy Bay, which claims to have been named one of the top five public access golf courses in Australia, has gone into liquidation with a large tax debt.
St John of God Health Care is partnering with GenesisCare and national medical property development group Heathley to deliver a $17 million comprehensive cancer centre at Murdoch.
Sales of new vehicles in Western Australia bucked the national trend and rose by 5 per cent in July, primarily due to the sports utility vehicle (SUV) market segment, marking the first overall increase in monthly sales since May last year.
Monadelphous has announced about $150 million of new contracts in Western Australia and Queensland, less than a week after it won a big contract on Rio Tinto's West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
Mining project approval delays will be the target of a one-year Productivity Commission review looking at how to streamline regulation across Australia's resources sector.
WA-based juniors Titan Minerals, Coziron Resources, Galan Lithium, Anglo Australian Resources, and Big River Gold have announced share placement activity on the ASX today.
Oil prices gained about 3.0 per cent on Friday a day after recording their biggest daily drop in several years on US President Donald Trump's vow to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports.
Gold steadied on Friday in seesaw trade as the US dollar retreated on lacklustre US jobs data, putting bullion on course to notch its best week in six weeks following a surge of more than 2.0 per cent in the previous session as US-China trade relations soured further.
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US President Donald Trump has sent markets around the world into turmoil with tweets threatening to raise tariffs on China - although Australia's share market emerged less scathed than others, helped by a surge in gold stocks.
The entire board of Redbank Copper has been spilled and replaced today after the company’s largest shareholder, Wyllie Group, requested the motion just over a month after chairman Michael Fotios was declared bankrupt.
There’s cause for optimism about the potential to manufacture battery components in Western Australia in the long term, according to BHP Nickel West asset president Eddy Haegel.
Around 38,000 homes in the western suburbs and Fremantle area have been left without power for hours, after a widespread outage hit much of the area this morning.
A rebound in the local retail sector may be on the horizon, after Western Australia recorded the second largest rise in retail spending among states and territories, according the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
A medical startup supported by Curtin University and angel investors led by Ian Brown has raised more than $1 million, shining a light on the commercialisation process for university technology.
Australian bond yields suffered their biggest one day fall in more than three years, hitting fresh all-time lows as investors flocked to them on US President Donald Trump's threat to impose higher tariffs on China.
Former Sheffield Resources managing director and founding shareholder Bruce McQuitty will step down from the board, making way for John Richards and Ian Macliver, as the company moves closer to development of its Thunderbird mineral sands project.
The live export industry is angry the ban on shipping sheep to the Middle East during the northern summer has been extended by one month, with the Nationals WA saying the sector was left "bereft of confidence".
ASX-listed GDI Property has reported mixed leasing success at its Westralia Square office building, with the state government reducing its commitments in the CBD tower to around 14,000 square metres, down from more than 25,000sqm previously.
Rio Tinto has awarded contracts with a combined value of more than $250 million to BGC Contracting and Monadelphous for work on its West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
Liontown Resources, Genesis Minerals, Peak Resources, and Marindi Metals have all made capital raising announcements today as they seek to advance exploration projects.
